He returns to the capital this week an equally sophisticated manager, having established himself as one of the most promising tacticians in Italy in the interim.
Given City's bulging coffers and the squad he inherited, which included Sergio Agüero, Yaya Touré, Joe Hart and Vincent Kompany, might a different manager have established the dynasty the Abu Dhabi owners crave?
The owner, Necdet Apcin (who oversees the dining rooms and wait staff with an impeccable eye), and John Ashton, the manager, have established a warm but professional relationship with their guests.
In Virginia, USA, land managers have established one of the most thorough management and coordination programmes that we are aware of by combining efforts with private, state and federal stakeholders (Myers et al. 2009).
Forest managers have established a preventative program to try and keep these species from entering forest waterways.
Joe Allbaugh, Bush's former campaign manager, who has established New Bridge Strategies, a firm aimed specifically at setting up for-profit ventures in Iraq, makes no apologies.
British Diving has also recruited Julian Bellan as junior development manager, who has established his new strategy for the junior national team.
According to a report in the local media, an audit by managers of the financial system has established that records of some transactions carried out between July and September 2013 were deleted.
Van Persie moved to the north London club from Dutch side Feyenoord in 2004 and has established himself as the main striker in manager Arsene Wenger's side.
